Early Movers: DIS, DKS, ANF & More

Check out which companies are making headlines before the bell on Monday:

Walt Disney - UBS has upgraded Disney to "buy" from "neutral," saying Disney is in the early stages of a multi-year earnings growth cycle, driven in part by acquisitions.

Dick's Sporting Goods - Barclays has initiated coverage of the sporting goods retailer's stock with an "overweight rating," saying Dick's has "distinguished itself as a consolidator" in a largely mature market.

Abercrombie & Fitch - The clothing retailer's shares have been upgraded to "outperform" from "neutral" at Macquarie, pointing to various strategies that it believes will expand Abercrombie's profit margins over time.

Las Vegas Sands - PriceWaterhouseCoopers resigned as the casino operator's auditor. The company has no disagreements on its financials for 2011, 2012, and the year-to-date for 2013, but said the relationship "has run its course."

JPMorgan Chase - The bank has lost co-chief operating officer, Frank Bisignano, to First Data, where he will become chief executive officer. Matt Zames will become JPMorgan's sole chief operating officer.

TripAdvisor - Barry Diller resigned as a member of its board of directors, effective immediately. However, Diller will act as a special advisor to the company's chief executive officer.

Conceptus - Conceptus will be bought by Germany's Bayer for $1.1 billion, or $31 per share in cash, a 19.7 percent premium over the stock's closing price Friday. Conceptus is a maker of contraceptive devices.